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Bluebirds step up interest in Coventry defender Richard Keogh


May 30 2012




CARDIFF CITY have stepped up their interest in Coventry’s Richard Keogh by submitting a written offer for the versatile defender’s services.


Bluebirds’ boss Malky Mackay is keen to land the 25-year-old, who can play at full-back or centre-half.

But Coventry are determined to hold on to their player of the season for the last two campaigns and two other Championship clubs have also expressed an interest.

The Sky Blues Development Director, Steve Waggott, confirmed Cardiff’s bid, but said talks were on-going to keep Keogh at the Midlands club where he still has one year on his contract .


Waggott said: “We are currently in talks with Richard Keogh about an extension to his current contract and him remaining at Coventry City.”

After their relegation to League One last season Coventry face a fight to hold onto Keogh, who was formerly Republic of Ireland Under-21 captain.

Ipswich are thought to be one of the other clubs in competition for Keogh’s signature.

Coventry would not confirm the amount bid by Cardiff, but around £800,000 is expected to be enough for a player the Sky Blues value at £1m.

An offer of £250,000 by Keogh’s former club, Bristol City, was recently rejected by Coventry and described as ‘derisory.’

Meanwhile, the Bluebirds’ hopes of landing Burnley hotshot Jay Rodriguez have all but ended.

The Clarets have accepted a £7m bid for the 22-year-old from newly-promoted Premier League outfit Southampton with only personal terms still needing to be thrashed out.

Cardiff were reportedly prepared to pay £5.5m for Rodriguez.

But another young striker Mackay has been keeping tabs on, Bjorn Sigurdarson, is said to be keen on a move to English football.

The 21-year-old Icelandic international has netted 11 goals in 13 games for Lillestrom in Norway this season

“There are a number of clubs looking at Bjorn closely and we are waiting to see what happens,” said Sigurdarson’s agent Jerry de Koning.

“I know Everton, Wolves, Reading and Cardiff have all been to watch Bjorn and there is also interest from Germany so we will see what is best for him.

“We would want a move to be done as soon as possible so that Bjorn can have pre-season with his new club and I would expect something to happen by July.

“Bjorn would like to play in England.”

Bluebirds youngster Aaron Wildig, who left the club this summer, has agreed a permanent deal with League One new boys Shrewsbury Town.

The 20-year-old made 21 appearances for Cardiff between 2009 and 2011,

His only goal for the Bluebirds came at Newcastle in a Championship clash in February 2010 when he grabbed a consolation in a 5-1 Cardiff defeat.

The Bluebirds will play Newcastle for the first time since that occasion in a high-profile pre-season friendly in the Welsh capital on Saturday, August 11, the week before their league campaign starts.

The club have announced the senior side’s summer schedule with the clash against Alan Pardew’s Magpies the pick of the bunch.

Cardiff will also travel to Forest Green Rovers on Saturday, July 28, then to Cheltenham Town three days later, Oxford United on Saturday, August 4 and then to Bournemouth three days after that.

Before that the Bluebirds will head to a training camp in Switzerland between July 15 and 22.

No games have been arranged, but an open training session will be held for supporters who wish to travel.

But it will be the arrival of Newcastle which will excite most Cardiff supporters.

Under Pardew the Tynesiders confounded all expectations last season by finishing fifth in the Premier League, grabbing themselves a Europa League place in the process.

Mackay said the clash was the perfect preparation for his side’s next campaign.

“We’re delighted that we’ve got Newcastle coming in August,” said Mackay.

“It’s the sort of game, just before the start of the new season, that will see us hit the ground running. Newcastle will



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I don't see the point in signing Keogh. Is actually better than what we've got at right back in McNaughton and Blake? I beg to differ but expect if we do sign him then Darcy will get moved on as it's unlikely that Mackay will ditch his fellow Scotsman, as seen this season when McNaughton was going through a bad spell Mackay was very reluctant to drop him and give Darcy a run at right back. £800k is a lot of money for us and I'd rather see it spent on a much needed winger or striker.

we will def need another cb, especially with gerrard and co. not featuring in malkys plans..

i think keogh would be a decent signing and i am expecting us to off load gerrard for a couple of hundred grand. I do agree though that our priorty should be where we were not strong enough and that was the midfield and upfront..

we will def need another cb, especially with gerrard and co. not featuring in malkys plans..

i think keogh would be a decent signing and i am expecting us to off load gerrard for a couple of hundred grand. I do agree though that our priorty should be where we were not strong enough and that was the midfield and upfront..

why don't fans let MM do what he needs to, I personally think Keogh will be a cracking player to have, when Gerrard came in when Hudson was injured we leaked goals everywhere, he has only just started his hunt for new players and I trust him on what he is doing.

What we all don't know is what his budget is, but i would rather this be left quiet to stop teams inflating prices, I just wish the people in the 'KNOW' kept things like this quiet, and this club should be a lot more professional when it comes to club information.

Honestly think that Jay Rodriguez was a smokescreen for another player.

what i cant grasp though is why we would come out and say that we are making a bid for a player that we know is also being targeted by other clubs that we cannot compete with.. just like the sordell deal in jan..

i could pulicise that im going to buy a porsche or a ferrari and put a bid in on one for 40-50k knowing that they are going to sell for 70k plus.

i just question who is in charge of our transfer dealings. last season we dealt smarlty with the signings of gunnarsson, cowie etc.. and i think we should do the same this yr..

there are some cracking released players that we know we could have a chance of getting and i think the fans would be just as happy with rather than amounts of money that we have never spent before for players that we have no chance in hell of signing. realistically i believe we will have 2-3 mil max for transfer fees the rest will have to be wheeled and dealed.

We might need attacking players more but we do need strength in depth. This can only be a good thing.

Besides, it's interesting to see if we've got the cheese (£££). Hope so

bid rejected

bid rejected

ssn reporting that an 800k bid rejected.

Probably made a low bid and then another club will come in and sign him. I am all for trying to get value for money but it's sup rising the players we seem to miss out on because of the haggling over price. Noone was a classic example where we apparently went in with a very low bid and the process dragged on.

I believe that the fee wanted for Rodriguez was not good value for money but if Coventry want 1 m for Keogh why not pay that figure and get the player the club want. More clubs will come in for him and pay that figure and that will be another lost.

Like with Turner, if he was sold now there is no doubt that the club would have made a healthy profit so why not pay that extra 100/200k in the first place and get the player you want. Any views? It is the clubs money, but if a particular player is really wanted why not pay the going rate rather than missing out. Some players are over priced but if a player is that good, I.e Keogh, then money will be made on him rather than lost.

http://www.football365.com/transfer-cen ... -KEOGH-BID bid rejected. Hope this type of thing isn't going to happen all through the transfer window for us ffs.

http://www.football365.com/transfer-centre/7786230/CARDIFF-FAIL-IN-RICHARD-KEOGH-BID bid rejected. Hope this type of thing isn't going to happen all through the transfer window for us ffs.

If a different club had made the reported £800,000 offer for him, then they may have got their man!

I say this, because I believe that the reported failed bid of £5.5 million for Rodriguez would have got Coventry's attention and they are now trying to squeeze every last penny out of the deal!

http://www.football365.com/transfer-centre/7786230/CARDIFF-FAIL-IN-RICHARD-KEOGH-BID bid rejected. Hope this type of thing isn't going to happen all through the transfer window for us ffs.

If a different club had made the reported £800,000 offer for him, then they may have got their man!

I say this, because I believe that the reported failed bid of £5.5 million for Rodriguez would have got Coventry's attention and they are now trying to squeeze every last penny out of the deal!

I doubt that, Coventry are well known to be on the verge of extinction! They will negotiate but the price won't get that much higher. They are desperate. We got Turner for £750k ffs! Not a laughing matter of course for the fans though, which is unfortunate, as we think we are in trouble without VT and TG! jesus, put yourselves in their shoes....

Did we bid for the wrong Coventry player?

http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/foo ... -1-4596652

Another short post by the D.Star

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Something is not right here...the link above says £1M and then 19 days later £400,000 same paper

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Something is not right here...the link above says £1M and then 19 days later £400,000 same paper

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/vie ... ard-Keogh/

Someone not doing their homework. Not like the press eh?

As soon as he turns down Coventry's offer then they will accept a £1m offer, if we made it now while they are still negotiating with him they would still turn it down